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TAKE BACK YOUR CREATIVE POWER
1

SXSW Interactive, 2009

I’m looking for someone to
write a book on how to troubleshoot CSS code. I could write that book.

One year later… Photo: Denise
Jacobs

Mean voices in my head
https://www.flickr.com/photos/laurabl/3322988460/

Ugh, those voices!

You know how it makes
you feel Photo: Denise Jacobs

It causes this Photo: Dense
Jacobs

The main block to creativity
http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardwinchell/130344669/

Creativity is power
http://www.flickr.com/photos/assbach/267598910/

Creative Flow = No Inner
Critic http://www.flickr.com/photos/ableman/543078380/

We give our power away
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mazakar/2777932633/

The Inner Critic is a
major problem https://www.flickr.com/photos/falequin/8443342362/

Where does the Inner Critic
come from?

Fears about ourselves
https://www.flickr.com/photos/tom_lin/3193080175/

+ Negative things we’ve heard
https://www.flickr.com/photos/acerriteno/3484093813/

Negativity bias
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jayvando707/6845951768/

Fear Conditioning
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeremyiah/3042291231/

Goes into implicit memory
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APSM_V14_D495_Side_view_of_the_brain_and_spinal_cord.jpg

Automatic responses/habits
http://www.subliminal-online.tv/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/iceberg-english2-900x445.jpg

We have (mental) Power Tools
http://www.flickr.com/photos/techshop/2832912619/

Attention & Focus
https://www.flickr.com/photos/77654185@N07/8428225936

Mindfulness
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eldave/3065425105/

Self-Compassion
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samanthasteele/3983046067/

Body Level One Body Level
Two Body Level Three Body Level Four Self-Compassion Template C R E AT I V E D O S E :

Neuroplasticity
https://www.flickr.com/photos/arselectronica/13994747444

Recognize your Inner Critical Voice
https://www.flickr.com/photos/12392252@N03/5698444246/

Body Level One Body Level
Two Body Level Three Body Level Four Your Inner Critical Voice(s) C R E AT I V E D O S E : I’m not ___________________________ enough. I can’t _________________ because I’m not as________________ as others. I shouldn’t __________________ because I haven’t ________________. I ____________________ because my ideas ____________________. If I ____________________, then people will ____________________.

Body Level One Body Level
Two Body Level Three Body Level Four Snowball Fight! C R E AT I V E D O S E :

Step into your creative power
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeronimooo/9640105244/

OVERCOME SELF-DOUBT & SELF- SABOTAGE
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Me and my BFF at
camp Photo: Deloria Jacobs

Drew a mermaid Artwork by
Denise Jacobs

“It looks like a frog.”

I wish I’d been all
like…

But instead, this was me
inside

( “Maybe I’m not as
good at drawing as I thought I was.” )

Judgement Dread

Creativity Denial

Your thoughts aren’t true
http://www.flickr.com/photos/emayoh/4589881812/

Body Level One Body Level
Two Body Level Three Body Level Four Think Like A Scientist C R E AT I V E D O S E :

Rumination

Body Level One Body Level
Two Body Level Three Body Level Four Rumination Hand-Squeeze C R E AT I V E D O S E :

Idea flow blocked?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7693102@N07/2536807562/

Body Level One Body Level
Two Body Level Three Body Level Four Work with your hands C R E AT I V E D O S E :

My creativity exploded Photos: Denise
Jacobs

OWN YOUR
EXPERTISE
3

My basketball team

Where’s Denise?

( “Everyone will judge me
for not being an awesome basketball player.” )

Comparison Syndrome

High Self-Criticism

Stop hiding in plain sight
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenzzz_14/7031233649/

Body Level One Body Level
Two Body Level Three Body Level Four Know Your Uniqueness Advantage C R E AT I V E D O S E :

Inner Critic = Self-talk gone
awry https://www.pexels.com/photo/thinking-environment-depressed-depression-54377/

Be your own coach of
greatness https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Keeping_the_ball_in_their_court,_Marine_coaches_teach_kids_sports,_values_121103-M-OB827-069.jpg

Self-talk Reboot
Creative Dose:

Body Level One Body Level
Two Body Level Three Body Level Four Talk yourself through it C R E AT I V E D O S E :

Confirmation Bias
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimbaker/70751294/

Body Level One Body Level
Two Body Level Three Body Level Four Swipe File of Support C R E AT I V E D O S E :

Learn from envy & tranform
it https://www.flickr.com/photos/neogabox/4251913740

Body Level One Body Level
Two Body Level Three Body Level Four Opportunity Model C R E AT I V E D O S E

START DOING YOUR BEST WORK
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Graduated from university Photo: Deloria
Jacobs

“I’d like to be a
writer.”

“Do you know how hard
it is to get published?”

My Dad was no joke
Photo: Deloria Jacobs

( “Getting published is hard,
so I should just forget about being a writer.” )

Deficiency Anxieties

Reprogram your mind
https://www.flickr.com/photos/flowtastic/15189817972/

Body Level One Body Level
Two Body Level Three Body Level Four Swipe Left C R E AT I V E D O S E :

Build mastery
https://www.pexels.com/photo/people-playing-violin-111253/

Body Level One Body Level
Two Body Level Three Body Level Four Practice Deliberately C R E AT I V E D O S E :

Taking in new information?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anotherjesse/243020629/

Body Level One Body Level
Two Body Level Three Body Level Four Explain it to a Teddy Bear C R E AT I V E D O S E :

Be & share your brilliance
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcymet/3564484236/

Body Level One Body Level
Two Body Level Three Body Level Four Share Your Expertise C R E AT I V E D O S E :

STEP INTO YOUR CREATIVE POWER
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By standing up to my
Inner Critic http://i.vimeocdn.com/video/626323692_1280x720.jpg

Became a designer Photo: Deloria
Jacobs

Became a strong player (&
performer)

Became an author (twice!) Photo:
Denise Jacobs

All brought me to the
work I love Photos: Pat Jarrett

What will you get? Photo:
Denise Jacobs

Be a stronger contributor
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nanpalmero/4278466639/

A stronger collaborator
Photo: DeniseJacobs

A stronger leader Photo: Denise
Jacobs

Leave a legacy
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohman/174718774/

Continuous Improvement
http://static.ipaustralia.com.au/store3/10/78/1078354.1.high.jpg

Oh, the irony! Photo: Denise
Jacobs

Go to: DeniseSlides.com

It starts with you
http://www.flickr.com/photos/siutou_amy/2306794554/

Didn’t believe it possible
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahalie/276780530/

An expanded toolbox
https://www.pexels.com/photo/construction-work-carpenter-tools-3327/

Get past your blocks
https://www.flickr.com/photos/86979666@N00/7829098984/

Now you can make magic

Have IMPACT
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mplemmon/2745435974/

The potential for greatness
http://www.flickr.com/photos/onegiantleap/4124211492/

Hold yourself back?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/norbury/34413226423/

Or be fully magnificent?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelbalint/8634008094/

Here’s my guess
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rvm_71/5011353192/

SWIPE LEFT!!
https://thenounproject.com/term/swipe-left/44406/

Join me next month in
Oslo, Norway!

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